Unit 1 Fashion and Life

FashionandLifeUnit11.TopicPreview2.Listening3.Wordpower4.Recitation5.Discussion6.Reading8.Oralskills:presentation7.WatchingContent:1.TopicPreviewBrightly-dyedmessyhairs,coloredshirts,leatherrockerjacketsandtightleatherpantsortaperedjeans,alltheseelementscombinethePunkLook,oneoftheremarkablestylesofthePunkfashion.Picture1Picture2•Rockandrollmusicoriginatedfromthelate1940shasinfluencedgenerationaftergeneration.Farbeyondsimplyamusicalstyle,rockandrollhasinfluencedthelifestyles,fashion,attitudesandlanguageaswell.ThispictureparticularlyreferstoHeavyMetalMusic.Picture3•StreetScrawlorGraffitionCampus,whichmeanswordsandpicturesstainedwalls.Asoneoftheimportantformsofstreetorcampusart,ithasnowbecomeapopularelementoffashiondesign,attractingmanywell-knowntopbrandcompanies.ThecombinationofGraffitiArtandFashionisanirresistibletendency.Picture4TangsuitrepresentstheriseoftheChinesewaveoffashioninrecentyears,alsoaccommodatingtotheprevailingpopularityofRetroFashionallovertheworld.Picture5Aconceptcar,oftenradicalinengineordesign,isacarprototypemadetoshowaconcept,newstyle,technologyandmore.Questions:•1.Whatdoyouthinkisfashion?Fashionisatermcommonlyusedtodescribeastyleofclothingorthelikechasedbymanypeople.Afashionusuallyremainspopularforaperiodoftimeandthenisreplacedbyanotherfashion.Fashionisatermusuallyusedinapositivesense,asasynonymforglamour,beautyandstyle.Itisalsoappliedtoaprevailingmodeofexpression,butquiteoftenappliedtoapersonalmodeofexpressionthatmayormaynotbeappliedtoall.Apartfromthemainstreamcommercialfashion,wealsohavefashioninfluencedbyasubculture(ex:goth,hiphop,cyber,punk,etc.)Itisfashionfromthefringes,whichmayoftenbemoreartisticthanpractical.Fashionisalsoanattitudetowardlife.2.Whichaspectinfashionismostappealingtoyou?•Itdepends.Forexample,fashionableclothesaremostappealingtome.Wearingthosefashionableclotheswouldmakemelookgreatandhelpmegainconfidence.3.Whatarethedifferentattitudesofdifferentgenerationstowardsfashion?Youngpeoplewouldeasilyacceptfashionablethingsandlikepursuingfashion.Theyaremoresensitivetothechangesinthefashionworldandmorewillingtospendtimeandmoneyonitthanmiddleagedpeopleandtheelders.Regardingthemiddleagedpeople,someofthemknowsomethingaboutfashionfromTVprograms,commercialsandtheirchildren.Somepeoplelikefashionablethings,butmostofthemhavenotimeanddonotwanttospendtoomuchmoneyonit.4.Whatarethedifferentattitudesofdifferentpeopletowardsfashion?Fashionisaperson’sattitudetowardslife.Fashionincreasestheeconomyofsociety.Fashionimprovesaperson’sappearance.Fashionisawasteofnaturalresource.2.Listening•Notes:manifesto宣言、声明entity独立存在体、实体label标签shot画面、照片graphics平面造型艺术；视觉表现ethics道德规范ephemeral寿命短的sustainable能持续的Questions:•1.WhatisVivienWestwoodfamousfor?ForPunkrockdesigns.2.HowdoesWestwoodadvisepeopletodotogetagreatlook?•Peopleshouldbedressedupandbuyadesigner’sclothes,somesustainableclothesandpeoplecangettheirownthingstogether.3.Whatdoes“AR”standfor?•ItstandsforActiveResistance.4.WhatareWestwood’sgraphics?•ActiveResistancetoPropaganda5.PleaseexplainsomeofWestwood’sviewsonfashion.•Fashionisonthesideofculture.Ithasmuchtodowithsociallife.Itisdefinitelytodowithaperson’staste,showingwhatkindofpersononeis.3.Wordpower•conspicuousremarkableinsomeway,andthereforeeasilynoticedbypeople•elegancebeauty;apersonorthingwithapleasingandgracefulappearance,mannerorstyle•fastidiousconcernedaboutcleanlinesstoanextentthatisconsideredtobetoofussy•graffitiwordsorpicturesthatarewrittenordrawnonwalls,signs,posters,inpublicplaces•gorgeousverybeautiful;richlycolored;magnificent•simplicitythequalityofbeingnaturalandplain•voguetheacceptedfashionorstyleatanyparticulartime•well-groomedbeautifully-groomed,veryneat,cleanandsmartinappearance•sumptuary/sumptuouslookingexpensiveandsplendid•superfluousmorethanisneededorwanted4.Recitation•Beautyisonlyskin-deep.----T.Overbury•Finefeathersmakefinebirds.----E.Phillips•Handsomeisashandsomedoes.----A.Williamson•Neverjudgebyappearances.----Anonymous•Icannotandwillnotcutmyconsciencetofitthisyear'sfashions.----Hayes5.Discussion•1.Whatdoesfashioncontributetosociety?Firstofall,fashionpromotestheeconomicincreaseinsocietywiththerapidchangeoffashionableclothes,make-up,accessories(shoes,bags,cellphones)andsoon,becausemanypeoplearewillingtospendtheirmoneyonsomeexpensiveclothesforagoodlook.Secondly,fashionisagreathistoricalmarker.Throughfashion,wecanseewhathavehappenedinthehistory.Anditisareflectionofculture.Lastbutnotleast,fashioncreatesdreamsandhopes,offeringopportunitiestoindividualstoshowtheirtalentsortheirpassionandtellwhattheywant.2.DoyouagreewithWestwood’sviewonagoodlook?Whyorwhynot?Italldepends.Yes,Ido.Insocialcontact,whatwewearliterallypresentswhatweare.Andagoodappearancemayleaveothersabetterimpression.Besides,ourclothestellotherswhoweare,whatwewant,ourpersonalitiesandourdisposition.Soadecentwearingisamust.No,Idon’tquiteagreetowhatWestwoodsaid.There’realotofwaystoshowourselvesandtoleavepeopleagoodimpression.Sometimeswearingsomethingclean,appropriateandsuitableisenough.It’sunnecessarytobuythingstooexpensiveorsome